UK Records Another 34,460 Corona-virus Cases
Faizan Hashmi Published September 24, 2021 | 04:16 PM
Another 34,460 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of corona-virus cases in the country to 7,530,103, according to official figures released Wednesday
LONDON, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Sep, 2021 ) :Another 34,460 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of corona-virus cases in the country to 7,530,103, according to official figures released Wednesday.
The country also recorded another 166 corona-virus-related deaths. The total number of corona-virus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 135,621. These figures only include the deaths of people who died within 28 days of their first positive test.
The latest data came as British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps told lawmakers that the government is "working as quickly as possible" to scrap PCR tests for fully vaccinated international travelers after their arrival in the country.
The British government recently announced its intention for people from non-red list countries who have had both doses of the vaccine to be able to use cheaper lateral flow tests instead.
Meanwhile, scientists at the Rosaline Franklin Institute, a British national research institute, have found llamas produce a unique kind of antibody, known as nanobodies, which they believe could offer new treatment against COVID-19, administered as a nasal spray.
Nanobodies, a smaller and simpler form of antibody produced by llamas and camels, can effectively target the novel corona-virus, new research published in the journal Nature Communication has found.
Public Health England hailed the research as offering "significant potential for both the prevention and treatment of COVID-19" and added that the nanobodies "are among the most effective SARS-CoV-2 neutralising agents we have ever tested".
The nanobodies were found to be binding to the virus particles in cell cultures and could provide a cheaper and easier form of treatment compared to antibodies harvested from humans and shared through an infusion.
Meanwhile, more than 89 percent of people aged 16 and over in Britain have had their first dose of vaccine and more than 82 percent have received both doses, the latest figures showed.
To bring life back to normal, countries such as Britain, China, Germany, Russia and the United States have been racing against time to roll out corona-virus vaccines.
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